| The ancient Egyptians possessed a fount
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| | the intelligences of Light, we are taught
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| of occult and mystic wisdom. In those
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| | to give praise and thanks to higher
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| days the Egyptian mystical brotherhoods
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| | powers. This is not for their sake but
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| or "Mystery Schools" at Luxor, Thebes,
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| | for ours. The celestial beings are
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| Memphis, and Heliopolis, collectively
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| | concerned over our spiritual development.
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| represented one of the several portals
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| | The act of praising with a sincere and
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| leading to the Universal Great White
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| | selfless heart causes us to be energized
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| Brotherhood whose existence was
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| | with a renewed power and a zest for life
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| established by cosmic beings for the
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| | and is a healthy and a most essential
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| purpose of advancing the evolution of man
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| | spiritual discipline. Although praises
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| through the application of spiritual
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| | may be given in any bodily position, the
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| disciplines and the apprehension of
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| | Egyptian Masters have found that a
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| Cosmic laws. These teachings were given
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| | particular pose with a certain mudra
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| in secluded places, in subterranean
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| | offers a maximum effect. This is done by
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| temples, and at night under the canopy of
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| | squatting with the right knee touching
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| the heavens. Many eminent Greek sages
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| | the ground while the left knee is raised.
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| studied at these Egyptian schools of
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| | The left hand closed in a fist, is placed
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| metaphysics, among whom were Plato,
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| | on the chest The right arm is extended
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| Thales, Pythagoras, and Democritus. In
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| | upwards to the side of the head and the
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| these Mystery Schools, the goddess Isis
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| | hand also is in a fist pointing upwards.
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| was especially venerated. She personified
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| | A variation of this is to use the right
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| Nature and according to one Greek
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| | index finger to point upwards. Anubis,
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| interpretation she signified occult
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| | the god of the dead, has modeled this
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| knowledge. Isis also represented the
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| | pose nicely for us. Maintain this
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| Mystery Schools and those undergoing
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| | position for 5-10 minutes while giving
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| training therein later emerged out of her
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| | silent thanks to God for the life within
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| womb and became known as the
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| | you. During which time breathe normally
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| "twice-born," for they were newly born of
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| | while chanting the mantra, "EMA-HA." In a
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| the Holy Spirit.Contrary to what is
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| | little while you will feel regenerated.
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| popularly believed, the Great Pyramid of
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| | You will feel joy pervading your being.4)
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| Cheops was not built as a tomb, but as a
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| | The Solar Plexus Energizer Mudra. All
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| "House of Initiation," a place where the
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| | felines are symbols of solar energies. So
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| teachings of the gods were given by the
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| | it is apt that Sekhmet, a feline goddess
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| "Master of the Secret Places" to those
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| | as depicted here, assumes a secret pose
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| who successfully passed the severe tests
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| | that strengthens the sun center of her
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| of earth, water, air, and fire. Spiritual
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| | physical being, or in other words, her
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| disciplines were taught that ultimately
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| | solar plexus. The solar plexus has nerves
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| transformed each spiritual aspirant at
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| | connecting to almost every organ in the
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| the point of their graduation into an
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| | body. By channeling energies or
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| embodiment of a god, or in our modern
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| | concentrating it in the solar plexus, we
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| metaphysical vernacular, "a perfect human
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| | cause our organs to function optimally.
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| being," or a "Christ,"--an anointed one.
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| | But one must be careful, as
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| In these sacred temples of learning and
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| | over-polarization might cause problems.
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| wisdom were to be found countless
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| | Assume this mudra while standing or
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| statues, most of which were considered
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| | sitting. Breathe normally. Close the left
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| and worshipped as gods by the ignorant
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| | hand into a fist and place it over the
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| masses, and as idols by the equally
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| | solar plexus as shown by Sekhmet. The
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| ignorant religious fanatics of succeeding
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| | right hand, should also be in a fist but
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| generations. Those involved with the
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| | placed to the side of the body. After
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| initiatory temples, however, regarded
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| | 5-10 minutes of maintaining this position
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| these statues as teaching devices and
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| | reverse the hand positions. The right
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| used them to portray certain aspects of
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| | hand in a fist over the solar plexus,
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| the microcosm and the laws or principles
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| | while the left hand to the side of the
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| of Nature.Many metaphysical disciplines
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| | body. Do this for another 5-10 minutes
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| were given to the tyro to practice in
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| | while mentally asking your Higher Self to
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| these Mystery Schools; among the
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| | energize your solar plexus and also
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| spiritual exercises given were the mudra
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| | chanting slowly the mantra, "RA-MA" about
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| disciplines. Some of the statues and
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| | 9 times.5) The Magnetizer Mudra. This
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| pictograms of the Egyptian gods are
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| | mudra has a twofold purpose. It is used
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| portrayed with certain mudras. The
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| | to absorb pranic energies from the
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| neophyte was taught to assume these
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| | environment or from some specific source;
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| mudras while conducting meditation,
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| | it likewise is employed for the purpose
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| breathing, and visualization
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| | of magnetizing one's aura so as to
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| exercises.Below we present just a few of
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| | strengthen it against invading
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| these Egyptian mudras that you may
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| | metaphysical forces. This mudra confers
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| incorporate in your daily spiritual
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| | various benefits, it may improve one's
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| routine. You may choose to do only one at
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| | health, augment one's store of psychic
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| a time in a single session. This is
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| | energy, acquire charisma, etc. To execute
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| permissible; however, these Egyptian
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| | this mudra one may sit or stand, or
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| mudras, would confer the greatest effect
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| | assume the asana as portrayed by the
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| when all are done together successively
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| | goddess Nephthys: place the left foot
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| in a single work-out.1) The Sun-Bearer
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| | underneath the buttocks and sit on it.
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| Mudra. Place both hands outstretched
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| | The right foot is placed on the ground
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| above the head holding an imaginary sun.
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| | with the knee pointed upwards. Now put
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| Palms upward. Visualize the microcosmic
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| | your two hands in front of you, palms
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| sun as a divine fiery radiance--it is in
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| | outwards. If you are doing this mudra to
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| fact the presence of your Higher Self.
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| | absorb energies then visualize and feel
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| Imagine the rays of the Higher Self
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| | the energy from infinite space streaming
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| pouring into your upturned hands.
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| | into the palms of your hands as sparks of
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| Maintain this visualization and hand
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| | golden and silvery lights. Or if you wish
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| position for five to ten minutes. Chant
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| | to attract energy from a specific
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| the mantra, "HU" over and over. This
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| | source--from the sun, for instance, then
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| Egyptian mudra helps one to absorb higher
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| | visualize and feel the "yod" or "rain"
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| energies. The hands being positioned
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| | drops of power entering your palms from
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| beyond the lower layers of the aura and
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| | the sun. Do this for 5-10 minutes.
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| above the head makes it easier for one to
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| | Visualize the cosmic forces entering your
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| contact the magnetic-field of the
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| | being as you inhale.To magnetize your
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| superconscious Self and thereby
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| | aura with this mudra, simply imagine and
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| empowering the lower aspects of the
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| | visualize a flow of golden energy flowing
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| microcosm. Unless otherwise indicated,
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| | from your palms and filling your aura--a
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| let the breathing rhythm be natural in
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| | circumscribed space surrounding you. See
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| this and the following exercises.2) The
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| | your aura being permeated with this
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| Cross-Chest Mudra. This is an Egyptian
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| | effulgent energy. This should be done for
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| gesture of royalty. The left hand is
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| | 5-10 minutes. Visualize psychic energy
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| placed on the right side of the chest,
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| | flowing from you as you exhale.Whether
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| and the right hand on the left side-as
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| | you are absorbing energies or magnetizing
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| may be seen in the statuette of Osiris.
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| | your aura, chant the following mantra
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| As you will recall, this is the Sign of
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| | several times while visualizing:
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| Resignation. If you are standing or
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| | "EMA-BA." This mantra will anchor the
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| sitting upright with the spinal column
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| | power to wherever you are directing the
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| erect instead of in the lotus position,
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| | energies. Chanting may be done verbally
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| keep your feet together. This will close
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| | or mentally whichever is comfortable and
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| the circuit at the lower region and allow
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| | appropriate.
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| energies to circulate. Take a deep breath
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| | The mudra is also used to confer or
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| while in this position and hold it for as
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| | empower others with energy. After
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| long as comfortable. Then release the
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| | generating the necessary energy, focus
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| breath slowly. Repeat three times. After
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| | your palms to the back of the recipient
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| three cycles of deep breathing maintain
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| | about an inch away from the physical
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| the mudra for five to ten minutes more
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| | form. Then, visualize energy flowing from
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| while breathing normally and chanting the
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| | the palms of your hands and into the body
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| mantra, "AIM" several times. This mudra
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| | of the subject. You may visualize the
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| draws the energies of the aura into the
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| | energy as a brilliant white, silver or
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| physical body, especially in the chest
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| | golden light. While thus channeling
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| region. It helps to strengthen and awaken
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| | energy from your palms, move them upwards
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| psychic centers there such as the anahata
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| | and downwards along the right and left
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| chakra, or heart center. The thymus gland
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| | sides of the spine where the ganglia of
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| being empowered via the heart chakra, the
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| | the nervous system are located. This
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| immunity level of the physical body would
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| | operation will have a healing and
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| naturally be fortified. This is one of
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| | strengthening effect on the subject and
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| the mudras taught by the Rosicrucian
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| | if done in conjunction with specific
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| Order, a mystical fraternity perpetuating
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| | powers possessed by the operator--these
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| the ancient occult wisdom. According to
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| | could also be transferred or channeled.6)
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| the Order's oral tradition it was founded
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| | The Pyramid Mudra. This mudra strengthens
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| in ancient Egypt by Thutmose III--one of
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| | the negative polarity of the physical
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| the enlightened pharaohs that ruled the
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| | body and generates a strong magnetic
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| land of the Nile. This mudra integrates
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| | force for attracting cosmic energies of
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| the positive/solar and negative/lunar
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| | the positive polarity, thus balancing the
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| forces in the body. Divine power in the
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| | "Yang" and "Yin" of the microcosm. This
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| physical system results with the use of
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| | mudra is to be done prior to the
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| this hand pose.3) The Praise Mudra. The
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| | magnetizer mudra above. The animated
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| members of the Egyptian Mystery Schools
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| | image shown is an excellent portrayal of
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| were well versed in the meaning and art
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| | this hand-mudra, though it is unnecessary
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| of praising their gods. The temple
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| | to move your head as shown by the
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| hierophants knew that the secret effects
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| | toon-image.To do this mudra, simply place
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| of praises were upon the person giving
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| | the palms of your hands together and
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| the praise rather than the god receiving
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| | above the head. Place your two feet
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| it. About two thousand years ago we were
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| | together while in the standing position.
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| told to love our enemies by an Initiate
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| | Now hold this position for 5-10 minutes
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| of the Egyptian Mystery School. Why?
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| | while chanting and vibrating the word
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| Because love ennobles us. It does not
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| | "Ma." After several minutes of chanting,
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| matter if another deserves our love or
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| | inhale deeply and then exhale and hold
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| not. The act of loving unfolds our divine
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| | your lungs empty for as long as
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| nature and causes a greater force of our
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| | comfortable. When you need to breathe, do
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| Higher Self to indwell in the physical
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| | so, and then as you exhale, repeat the
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| form. The same principle applies to
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| | above. Do this special breathing for
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| praising God, or any higher being more
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| | several cycles, after which you may
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| advanced than humanity. Divine beings or
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| | continue with the other mudras.The above
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| the Source of all do not care if we
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| | represent just a few of the Egyptian
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| praise or adore them in any way. They are
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| | mudras that have come down to us, the
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| egoless and therefore unconcerned if we
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| | explanations of which are simply
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| respect them or not. In religious and
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| | guidelines. Feel free to improvise and
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| spiritual teachings channeled down from
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| | experiment.
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